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Bette Midler Delivers Surprising Turn in Down and Out
Pauline Kael’s review of Down and Out in Beverly Hills (directed by Paul Mazursky) appeared in The New Yorker on…
Watch Bette Midler in Big Business: Surprising Eat the Muffin Moment
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Essential Kael Review of Bette Midler in Big Business
Midler breezes through, kicking one gong after another. Tomlin's two Roses have virtuous impulses, while Midler--as both Sadies--is pure appetite
Ultimate 25 Airplane-Inspired Comedies Ranked by Fans
As a fan of Airplane! and its off-the-wall humor, you'll find a curated list of films that capture the same…
Jaw-Dropping Women Who Made the ’80s Laugh
When it comes to the queens of comedy who ruled the screen and made us laugh through the '80s, few…
15 Comics Who Ruled the ’80s
No era in Hollywood history delivered big laughs and larger-than-life personalities quite like the 1980s.
Warner Bros. Stalls Jonah Hill’s Unreleasable Comedy
Warner Bros. unveiled its 2026 release schedule at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in May. It did not include Cut Off,…
Video: Bette Midler – Big Business – Yodeling In New York
Video: Bette Midler - Big Business - Yodeling In New York
A Look Back At Bette Midler’s Ruthless People
Sam Stone is on his way home to kill his wife when he finds out she’s been kidnapped. He decides…
Mae Martin Reveals First Celebrity Crush – Bette Midler
Then Bette Midler in Hocus Pocus, all three of those witches I was very captivated by, and I had some…
Warner Bros & Jonah Hill Deny “Cut Off” Unreleaseable
The film was recently moved off of the company’s July release schedule—where it was going to be fed directly into…
Happy 40th Anniversary To Ruthless People, June 27, 1986
It’s widely considered one of Bette’s funniest screen performances and a defining comedy of the decade.
Warner Bros Fights Back: That “Cut Off” Is Unreleasable
Warner Bros has pushed back on the claim that Cut Off, a new film directed by Jonah Hill, is “unreleasable”,…
First Wives’ Club: How A Talented Trio Beat The Odds
Thirty years ago, a star-studded cast teamed up to headline The First Wives Club. The movie, about three divorcées exacting…
15 Wild Ways Studios Controlled Actors
You've probably heard rumors about actors putting wild demands into their contracts, but studios have enacted strange rules of their…
38 Years Ago, On This Date In 1988, Bette Midler’s Big Business Premiered
The film premiered in theaters on June 10, 1988, distributed by Buena Vista Pictures (Touchstone Pictures, a Disney label)
What’s the story behind Bette Midler’s Cut Off?
Cut Off was pulled from Warner Bros.’ July 2026 release calendar after an unimpressive test screening and because no marketing…
Bette Midler’s New Movie Cut Off From WB Schedule
Dark Horizons“Cut Off” Gets Cut Off From Release ScheduleBy Garth FranklinMay 2, 2026 The Jonah Hill-directed “Cut Off,” originally slated…
Jonah Hill Teases New Bette Midler Comedy ‘Cut Off’ as “Pure Stupidity”
The actor, writer, director and producer warns audiences that he’s “about to go on a run of just the dumbest…
Video: Bette Midler Talks To David Steinberg For Inside Comedy 2014
David Steinberg talks with Bette Midler and Richard Belzer as they share intimate stories, career highlights, and memorable moments from…
Is Drowning Mona The Best Black Comedy Ever Made?
Drowning Mona has only a 29% Rotten Tomatoes score from critics, and the audience rating is higher, 47%, but not…
Video: Bette Midler Meets Ruby Wax Is Hilarious
Bette Midler and Ruby Wax crossed paths in a memorable encounter featured on the BBC series "Ruby Wax Meets…" in…
Discover the best 10 new films to stream in February 2025
An uproarious comedy about a group of life-long friends who travel to Key West, Florida to be bridesmaids in the…
Watch Divine Madness (Almost Complete)
Let’s dive into the cosmic world of “Divine Madness”, a concert film that brings together the irrepressible Bette Midler and…
Today In History: Divine Madness Premiered To Acclaim
Divine Madness is a concert film featuring the uber-talented Bette Midler, which premiered on September 17, 1980.
Comedy Classics From The 80’s! Have You Seen Them?
The 1980s produced some great comedy classics, but we look at the lesser-known, little-seen gems you might have missed.
RETRO COMEDIES WORTH REVISITING
Some of these 80s and 90s romps were sleeper hits and others were reviled.
What Is Black Comedy? 9 Movies That Define the Genre
Laughter is the best medicine, an escape route from our problems. But what happens when that medicine is laced with…